Emergency Essentials - MRE Peanut Butter

[rhino]

Now I need to find a good looking woman with a big bag o' crackers and we're both in business.

[Bill of Rights]

Originally Posted by rhino

...Does anyone know how to interpret the date coding on these things? The one I have in front of me is stamped with "72157TP," with no other markings indicating date or lot number....

I'd call that Jan. 5, 1972 as a canning date, and the warning that you'll need TP in about 7 days.

Just kidding, I don't have a clue what that stamping means.

Blessings,
B

[W9ZEB]

sorry Rhino, but some spam had to go.

[rhino]

Originally Posted by W9ZEB

sorry Rhino, but some spam had to go.

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[W9ZEB]

Originally Posted by rhino

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10 posts leading up to your single previous one....

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[Unoid]

Nice find. I need to stock up on water, canned BACON, and peanut butter, with maybe 2 cases of MREs for when I go on zombie hunts.

[Scutter01]

I find it impossible to stock up on bacon. It never stays uneaten long enough to become "stock".

[flagtag]

Originally Posted by Unoid

Nice find. I need to stock up on water, canned BACON, and peanut butter, with maybe 2 cases of MREs for when I go on zombie hunts.

When you get it, give us a "review" on the bacon and peanut butter - please.

[rhino]

I'm probably not supposed to post messages in this topic, but the peanut butter is really good in my opinion. This is coming from a certified Peanut Butter Expert, mind you. I can and sometimes do live on the stuff (usually JIF).

The MRE peanut butter has come a long way from the old C-rat peanut butter, which is both good and bad. The newer stuff is very much like the commerical peanut butters you get from the store in jars. The old stuff was gritty with a lot more sugar, so it was a lot like the peanut butter inside of Reese's Peanute Butter Cups. Some people hated it, but I liked it.

Since I acquired my now dwindling supply, I have spoken to quite a few people who have either tried or eaten quite a bit of it. One fellow was in the army in Iraq and had to eat it every day he was there (in his MRE naturally), so he will no longer eat peanut butter of any kind. According to him and other reports, the vintage of MRE peanut butter would separate into the solid parts and the oil, and no amount of kneading would do much to mix it together.

With the current stuff I have, I have experienced no problems with separation. A couple of squeezes and it's like opening a new jar of Skippy or Peter Pan. Now, the heat in Iraq and age may play a significant role, but I suspect the current contractor who supplies it has a different recipe, and is probably packaging some name or generic brand in packets for the government's use.

If you like peanut butter (enough to eat it "straight"), I can't think of a more compact, more useful snack to carry. You get energy, protein, fat, electrolytes, etc.

[Scutter01]

Originally Posted by rhino

With the current stuff I have, I have experienced no problems with separation.

I've noticed the all-natural peanut butters I've bought tend to separate a lot. I think you're right about the recipe as some seem to mix back and some don't.

While we're on the subject, I highly recommend Harry & David banana flavored peanut butter. It's expensive, but it's awesome. Even better in a PB&J with strawberry preserves.